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IMPROVEMENT IN HO0P-SKIRTS.

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TO 4ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: i

Be it knownthut I, ABILUIAM TRAGER, of No. 20 Pike street, New Yorkcity, und Stute ol' New York,h:1\-'e invented an. improved Ribbed or.Corrugated Wire for Hoop-Skirts; and I do hereby dechire the followingto be an exact description thereof, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, nrul'to the letters of rei'ci- 4ence markedthereon, melting n part ofl this specification. v -i The noture of myinvention consists in the use Vof' ribbed or corrugated wires that canbe used for hon-pshirts ivithoni; or with any kind of coat-ing orcovering; Aand the object is to ehenpen the price ofhoop-skirts, :mddispense with the expense of covering the wires with the usual coveringof cotton, yarn, and other fabrics, and make the skirt more elastic,durable, and lasting.

A A represent the ribbed or -corrugated wires of the l1oop-skirt,tlmtmuy he attached hy tape, loops, spangles, or other clasps, as commonlymanufactured. l

The advantage of thc'ribbcd or corrugated wires is, that they will notslip so easily throughthe clasps.

Whait I ehim als my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is

The use of ribbed or corrugated wires for' hoop-skirts, either with orwithout any kind of covering, as herein described. i y BRAHAM- TRAGER.

Witnesses:

J. FRANKLIN REIGAM, JOHN S. HOLLINGSHEAD.

